പൊരുതുക

Malayalam

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *porV- (“to fight, battle”), doublet of പോര് (pōrŭ) and പോരുക (pōruka). Cognate with Tamil பொருது (porutu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾud̪uɡɐ/

Verb

പൊരുതുക • (porutuka) (past പൊരുതി (poruti)) (transitive)

1. to fight
2. to do battle, to war
3. to struggle

   Synonym: പോരാടുക (pōrāṭuka)

References

• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പൊരുതുക [porutuka]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Kailash Nath (2019), “പൊരുതുക”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary